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Nicole Thomas is a research associate at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) at the University of Western Australia. Her research operates at the intersection of theory and observations, primarily utilizing cosmological simulations to investigate the role that supermassive black holes play in galaxy evolution. She focuses on how black holes grow, launch radio jets, and affect the growth and evolution of their host galaxies, as well as the surrounding galaxy populations. Nicole is an active member of the WAVES survey and co-chairs a theory working group. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, she obtained her PhD from the University of the Western Cape, where her thesis examined the influence of supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei on galaxy evolution through hydrodynamic simulations, under the supervision of Professor Romeel Davé. Following her doctoral work, Nicole held a post-doctoral position at Durham University's Institute for Computational Cosmology with a focus on Extragalactic Astronomy. As of February 2024, she is based at ICRAR as a Jim Buckee Fellow in Astrophysics.
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